The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-11-17
FRIGHTFUL SLUGGING.
The Struggle for the Light
Weight Championship,
OF McAULIFFE AND CARNEY
Declared Ora ", After sevsnty-four
Rounds, Occupying 4 Hours and
SO Minutes
The Mill,

| DObTOhB NOF6uD6E 1Os-1Q6 Cdrucy'
McAuliffe fight was planned to tax,
place at 8 clock last evening, at i
suburban resort about 10 miles from
Boston. The chase of outside sporting
men was so close that the men anc
their hackers were unable to shake
them off, and it became necessary to
postpone the fight until several hour:
later. The preparations for the fight
after the first failures to bring the men
together, were managed skillfuIly and
quietly until within a day or two.
During the last forty eight hours
! friends of the two men talked too much.
Every sporting man knew that o. clock
was the hour selected for the call of
time, and that it would occur within a
few miles of Boston. When the party
arrived at the place first selected
others were there before them. The
place was then changed and at l this
! morning the men entered the ring in a
barn attached to the Atlantic Hotel, at
Revere Beach. In the first round
McAuliffe forced the fighting,
down three times, either by his
weight or through slips. In the fifth
round Carney led and in feint got to
short range and did great damage on
Jacks short ribs. The Brooklyn boy
did great countering, and Carney's face
was visited frequently. From the fifth
to the tenth round Carney increased
his advantage and McAuliffe was ter
ribly punished. From the tenth to the
twenty-tirst round the fighting was of
desperate character, but slow, neither
man being badly punished. The battle
was Of the kind that beggars descrip-
ton, and the crowd was wildly ex-
cited. The twenty-one rounds took
one hour and twenty-taree minutes.
and although McAuliffe had a shade
the best of it at that time seemingly,
yet, the Carney men were lubilant.
Betting was then in favor of
McAuliffe 2 to l. So far Carney's
tactics were in accordance with his ex-
pressed intentions TO worry and tire
McAuliffe and murder him in the ring.
McAuliffe forced the lighting, but so
little punishment did he do to Jim, that
friends Of the latter asserted that he
was sure to win. CarneY's expressed
determination was to make the battle
long, desperate and murderous on
slaught on the Williamsburgh boy. He
carried out his intention. At the forty
fifth round it was seen that his tactics
were bound to be successful, in spite of
the splendid staying powers of Nc
Aulitfe. The Brooklyn boy was full of
pluck and stood up to the Englishman
10 great shape, as long as he
had enough life in him to hold
feet. At the end of that round it was
seen thatit was only question of time
and that Carney was surely winner.
at 4.30 Carney and McAulitfe had
fought fifty rounds. The fifty-fourth
was desperately fought and both men
were strong. They were able to fight
two hours more. Betting changed with
every round, but as q rule Carney was
the fayorite at small odds. at the sew
round Carney knocked
McAuliffe down and the spectators i'm
mediately broke into the ring and
knocked down the stakes and ropes. A
scrimmage ensued and the referee de-
clared the battle drawn. The fight
lasted four hours and fifty-five minutes.
Carney is the champion light weight
pugilist of England, and McAuliffe is
the chamUion of America, III the
eighth class. Both men were badly
punished when the referee declared the |
fight draw, but were able to continue |
and would have done so had not the ex-
element been to much for the specta-
tors and caused them to engage in a
general row. In the first round Nc
Aulife planted blow under Carney g
chin which sent the Englishman to the
floor. Up to the end of the ninth roun,
the battle seemed to be going all in Nc
Abilities favor. He fairly rained blows |
upon Carney's eyes, jaw ard ribs, and |
the Briton seemed to have become |
very angry, but recovering himself, |
used more cautious tactics. at |
this point odds OF two to one |
we're offered on McAuiiffe, who had so |
lar shown himself to be in as prime
condition as his antagonist, notwith- !
standing his recent illness. Carney be-
coming desperate, when the twelfth |
round opened, made q savage rush at |
McAuliffe, who met 1t with hard llow
on the right eye, and followed with
terrific Highlander on the bridge of |
Jarney's nose, which caused blood to |
iy. The claim of first blood for Nc
Auliffe was then allowed. The fighting
after this was heavy, and both men |
we're badly punished. At the end of the |
twenty fifth round McAuliffe appeared |
somewhat winded and Carney s friends
claimed the fight, which was not al
owed. From the twenty-fifth to
he forty-second round Carney
lad something the best of it.
n the sixty-second round McAuliffe's
eft ear was cut open. The sixty leigh h
'ound was marked by terrific exchanges
If blows and both fought like demons,
md stood the punishment like men of
ron. In the sixry-ninth round Carney
,utted McAuliffe IN the breast with his
head and forced him to the floor.
McAuliffe's friends became greatly ex-
,ited and repeatedly called foul"
many of them breaking into the ring.
Quiet was restored and the fight went
IN, but in the next round McAulife's
riends claimed that Carney kicked his
in the abdomen and again
claimed a foul. Great excitement en-
ued when the claim was not allowed,
,ut the battle went on with the same
rightful slugging that had so far char
most Of the struggle In The
eventy-tourth and last round after
ONE heavy exchange, the men
Hnched and both fell to the floor, with
)arney on top. Friends Of both parties
N Shpd iT1fn tho ripU tho Fiobt !